Belt and method of making the same



H. J. MARTIN BELT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Jan 4, 1927. 1,612,978

Filed March 1925 Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

entree STATES PATENT orifice.

HORACE J. MARTIN, OF BRQOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS. ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGN- MENTS, TO LIVE LEATHER PRODUCTS,

CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

INC, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A

BELT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Applicaton filed March 30, 1925. Serial No. 19,392.

The present invention relates to belts and methods of making the same,and more par ticularly to apparel belts having a filling or internalwebbing surrounded by leather or other finish covering.

in belts of this type wherein the end portion of the covering isstitched adjacent to the end of the webbing, as is customary, theentering is liable to become detached or loosened from the webbingbecause of the wear on the threads and the rubbing on the end of thebelt as it is passed through the buckle, thus giving an unsightly frayedappearance to the belt.

The object of the present invention is to provide a belt of this generalnature which is attractive in appearance and which is constructed toprevent fraying or loosening of the covering at the end of the belt.

\Vith this object in view, the principal feature of the presentinvention contemplates the provision of a tip covering in the form of astrip separated from the side covering and cemented to the end face ofthe webbing. This tip covering extends flush with the side faces of thebelt and protects the edges of the material which is used to cover thesides of the belt. The tip covering. therefore, takes all of the rubbingstress as the end of the belt is passed through the buckle, thuspreventing the side covering from being frayed or pulled away from thefilling. This feature is of special impor tance in belts employingelastic webbing as the internal fabric in which the contracting tendencyof the fabric renders it a matter of considerable difficulty to provideadurable stitched covering according to the usual methods. In accordancewith the present invention, the tip covering, being firnily cemented tothe end face of the fabric, is not af ected by stitching or contractingof the fabric.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred form of theinvention, Fig. l is an end view of the internal fabric or webbing; Fig.2 is a view showing a development of a portion of the side covering;Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the end portion of the fabric; Fig. 4 isa view similar to Fig. 3 showing the application of the side covering tothe fabric; Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the end portion of thefinished belt with the side and edge surfaces of the belt.

the tip applied; Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the belt; andFig. '7 is a longi iudinal section of the end portion of the e t. I Thepresent invention is herein illustrated and described as embodied in abelt having an elastic internal fabric to which is cemented an outercovering of leather. A suitable length of elastic webbing indicated at10 and of the desired width and thickness is covered at its side andedge faces with a strip of leather 12, the leather being cemented to thefabric while the latter is in a stretched condition, in order that theleather after contraction may have capacity for expansion uponstretching of the fabric. The edges of the leather are joined along alongitudinal seam 14 at the rear of the belt. One end of the belt maynow be attached to a buckle of any desired form (not shown), and thefree end is cut off in pointed shape, as shown in Fig. 4, the webbingand covering being cut in the same operation in any usual or preferredmanner. This leaves exposed the end face 16 of the fabric and the edge18 of the covering 12. A tip covering 20, consisting of a strip ofleather similar to that used for the side covering and conforming to thecontour of the end face of the belt, is now applied, as shown in Fig. 5.This tip covering is celiiented to the webbing along the face 16 andalso to the edge 18 of the side covering, the tip covering being ofsufficient width to be substantially flush with As shown in Fig. 7, theedges of the tip 20 may be slightly pressed or rolled in order topresent a rounded surface at the end of the belt.

Inasmuch as the leather covering material is relatively thin, thejointatthe tip of the belt is unnoticeable, so that the desirableappearance of a solid leather belt is obtained. The tip 20 covers andprotects the entire exposed end of the side covering and prevents thelatter from being pulled away from the fabric as the end of the belt ispassed through the buckle. Since the side covering is placed upon thefabric when the latter is in a slightly stretched condition, and alsobecause of the fact that the tip 20 is applied directly to the end faceof the webbing, all parts of the covering accommodate themselves readilyto the stretching of the fabric,

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so that there is no tendency for either part of the coveringto be pulledaway. from the fabric.

Having thus described the invention, What claimed is:

1. A belt comprising a filling strip, a

finish covering completely surrounding the sides of the filling strip,and a tip member consisting of a strip of the finish material secured tothe end face of the filling and extending over and covering the exposedend of the finish covering the tip member teri'ninatiing flush with theouter face of the finish covering.

2. A belt comprising an internal strip of Webbing, a finish coveringsurrounding and cemented to the sides of the webbing, and a tip memberconsisting'of a separate strip of finished material cemented to the endface of the webbing and extending over the ex posed end of the sidecovering flush with the outer face.

5. A belt comprising an internal elastic fabric having a pointed -end,'afinish covering surrounding and cemented to the sides of the fabric, anda narrow tip consisting of a separate strip of finish covering cementedto the pointed end face of the fabric and covering the exposed end onl'yto protect the side cowering from fraying or loosening as the belt ispassed through the buckle.

A method of making a belt which consists in cementing a side covering offinish material about the sides and edges of a strip of ciatic webbingwhile the latter is in stretched condition, and thereafter cementin anarow strip of finish material to the end of the belt extending over theexposed end of the finish flush with the sides and edges thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HORACE J. MARTIN.

